THRAPPLE

Etymology

Noun

thrapple (plural thrapples)

(Scotland, northern England) The throat, especially the windpipe or gullet.

Source: Wiktionary


Thrap"ple, n. Etym: [Also thropple, corrupted fr. throttle.]

Definition: Windpipe; throttle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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